We are extremely excited to work with Fusion as well as the great group of moderators on the longest standing minority forum in the United States. Judah Robinson of the Huffington Post had some more quotes from co-founders Wayne Ford and Mary Campos in his piece.

"We've been recently discussing the need to pass the Brown & Black Forum 'baton' on to the next generation. Jorge, Alicia, Akilah, and Rembert will generate excitement among the millennials and take the Forum into the future," Campos and Ford said in the statement.

Read the full press release here. The 2016 Brown And Black Democratic Presidential Forum will be broadcast Live on January 11th at 5pm PT on FUSION, and broadcast on delay on C-SPAN. For more information, visit the Brown and Black Forum website.